Tag Archives: Southern Response

Staggering data has emerged in the class action suit against Southern Response, showing that the liability of the New Zealand federal government could surpass $400MM. This estimate is based on the nearly 3,000 plaintiffs subjected to unlawful behavior by Southern Response—who had assumed responsibility for claims sold by private insurer AMI, which was liquidated in 2012.

New Zealand government insurer Southern Response wants to eschew a Court of Appeals order that a portion of its settlement go to litigation funder Claims Funding Australia. Maurice Blackburn and Claims Funding took over representation for 3,000 claimants after a New Zealand court allowed an opt-out class action for only the second time in history. Southern Response is weighing an appeal to the decision, preferring to deal with the claimant pool directly.

Claims Funding Australia is financing a class action against government insurer Southern Response. The claim alleges that the government owed hundreds of millions of dollars to thousands of claim holders who were underpaid on their earthquake insurance claims. In a landmark ruling, a New Zealand court has declared the case to be ‘opt out,’ which means claimants will automatically entered into the claimant pool.

Roughly 3,000 homeowners will square off against New Zealand’s government insurer, Southern Response. The claimants – backed by litigation funder, Claims Funding Australia, allege that Southern Response underpaid them on their insurance settlements….

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